Besides the book having a graphic sex scene and several conversations of graphic nature, the book was just really wierd. Wierd in a fantastical sort of way. I loved the movie so picked up the book, and was dissapointed. I love the story line, and am so glad I saw the movie before ever reading the book! The book has extra wierd details and other wierd scenes, and some of my favorite scenes from the movie aren't even really in the book. Romance isn't just sex and infatuation- so the book to me isn't really romantic. Definitely not for kids!

Normally, I'm fine with sex and language. But when it's unexpected, ehhhhh ... that was kind of nasty. I didn't really like the book.

Neil Gaiman and J.R.R. Tolkien are my most favorite authors. I absolutely loved Coraline and the Graveyard Book by Gaiman. I rented the DVD of Stardust and enjoyed it greatly, deeming it as one of my favorite films. I went to the library to pick up the book, and well, I have to say I didn't really enjoy it. I found it hard to get into, and Gaiman seemed to lose his charming, feel-good, fairy tale-ish flow of writing. Right after I began to get into it, there was that graphic sex scene with Tristran's father and some fairy chick. I felt slightly nauseous and almost stopped reading. The rest of the story was hardly like the movie at all. Cuss words like F**K and S**T were used frequently. One of the Stormhold princes has sex with a servent. I was looking forward to the ending duel in the Witch's lair that was in the movie. But instead, Yvaine kisses the old hag on the cheek and she walks away! I was quite dissapointed. Read this to pass the time in a car or something. Buy the DVD instead. It's only $11.18 at Target.

This book was published serialized by DC Comics back in the mid-1990s. When it was it had beautiful illustrations by Charles Vess. This is also the only way I wish to read the book. The story is a romance fantasy. It has something for everyone without being watered down and being bland. It is a faerie tale for the 21st century.

Actually a good book. The scene at the beginning almost made me stop reading it, but I wondered what would happen. A pleasant book, although the gruesome death of the unicorn was a little graphic. I saw the movie first, so I thought it would be like the book. I was wrong. Although the movie hinted that it was based on the book, it was more of a child-friendly remake. (If you are my age, then I suggest you don't read this book unless you think you can andle it.) Three stars.

I understand if most boys don't like it because of all the romance in it. But it's an awesome adventure story.

LONG LIVE THE KING

I love fantasy and was hoping to find a fun, fantasy adventure film. The storyline was an excellent idea, but I rapidly became disillusioned and fast forwarded a lot of scenes. One of the few nice characters in the movie (pirate captain) turns out to be homosexual, and the premarital sex scenes took the fun out of the romance. I was hoping for an uplifting movie definitely was the opposite. The good guys were too wimpy -- what's up with that?